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Hot Commodities

Commodities are something many investors can relate to. What's not to like about corn, crude oil or copper?

Some commodities have been on a tear in recent months, and the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index, a global commodity benchmark tracking 19 commodities that are mostly U.S. traded, is at a two-year high.

The index has outperformed the S&P 500 in 2010, while several individual commodities have greatly outperformed the broader market year-to-date, affecting equities and indexes that are particularly exposed to fluctuating commodity prices.

We took a look at the commodities in the index, and calculated the ones with the best YTD performance based on the closing price on Oct. 14, 2010. Click ahead to find out.